Workshop of the World
Essays in People's History
Published on 23. January 2024
304 pages
978-1-80429-282-2 (ISBN)
Description
'ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING, ORIGINAL INTELLECTUALS OF HIS GENERATION', Stuart Hall, author of The Hard Road to Renewal
The work of the pioneering historian Raphael Samuel opened up new vistas of historical enquiry. He was committed to the idea of people's history, in which he excavated the ordinary lives of those often overlooked or discarded by other writers. This 'unofficial knowledge' transformed what history was, who was allowed to do it, and who it was for.
Workshop of the World brings the full range and depth of Samuel's historical writing on nineteenth-century Britain to the fore. From his pioneering study of the influence of the Catholic Church on England's Irish population to his expansive and erudite essay on the itinerant labourers of Victorian Britain, the collection captures both the breadth and depth of his learning. Guided by both a political engagement as well as a methodological commitment to uncovering the stories of ordinary people, Workshop of the World will help introduce Raphael Samuel's work to a new generation of readers.
The work of the pioneering historian Raphael Samuel opened up new vistas of historical enquiry. He was committed to the idea of people's history, in which he excavated the ordinary lives of those often overlooked or discarded by other writers. This 'unofficial knowledge' transformed what history was, who was allowed to do it, and who it was for.
Workshop of the World brings the full range and depth of Samuel's historical writing on nineteenth-century Britain to the fore. From his pioneering study of the influence of the Catholic Church on England's Irish population to his expansive and erudite essay on the itinerant labourers of Victorian Britain, the collection captures both the breadth and depth of his learning. Guided by both a political engagement as well as a methodological commitment to uncovering the stories of ordinary people, Workshop of the World will help introduce Raphael Samuel's work to a new generation of readers.
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Ebook UK & RoW
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-80429-282-2 (9781804292822)
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Persons
Raphael Samuel (1934-1996) was a leading figure of the New Left, and a founding editor of History Workshop Journal. His works include Theatres of Memory and Island Stories, also from Verso.
John Merrick is an editor at Verso Books. His essays and criticism have appeared in New Left Review, Guardian, Baffler, Jacobin, and elsewhere.
John Merrick is an editor at Verso Books. His essays and criticism have appeared in New Left Review, Guardian, Baffler, Jacobin, and elsewhere.
Content
- Cover Page
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction: The Making of a People's Historian by John Merrick
- People's History
- Headington Quarry: Recording a Labouring Community
- Comers and Goers
- Workshop of the World: Steam Power and Hand Technology in Mid-Victorian Britain
- A Spiritual Elect? Robert Tressell and the Early Socialists
- The Roman Catholic Church and the Irish Poor
- Notes
